Olympic Games 2012

John Spellar: To ask the Minister for the Olympics what assessment she has made of the use of project bank accounts for 2012 Olympics construction projects.

Tessa Jowell: The ODA's 2012 construction commitments, published in July 2006 stated that all contracts would incorporate fair payment practices including project bank accounts, where practicable and cost effective.
	Further assessments have been carried out since 2006 and the decision was made that project bank accounts would not assist the delivery of 2012 Olympic construction projects.
	Project bank accounts work well where the client lets all of the contracts and is responsible for payment and administering all the contracts. 2012 Olympic construction is broken down into a number of separate projects, each of which will be managed via a main, or 'tier one' contractor, who then lets subcontracts and has their own supply chain. The ODA, as a client, will not be responsible for the direct management or payment of the subcontractors appointed by the main contractor on each project. Some of the projects also involve private sector funding which would make use of a project bank account more difficult to administer.

Olympic Games 2012: Expenditure

Mark Hoban: To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many times she has sought approval from the Treasury for expenditure relating to the 2012 Olympics; and what the reason for that expenditure was in each case.

Tessa Jowell: The Olympic Delivery Authority requires approval from Treasury, the Mayor of London, and I as Minister for the Olympics, for expenditure on projects over £20 million. So far 19 projects have been approved.

Licensing: Alcoholic Drinks

Eddie McGrady: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many licensees in Northern Ireland were  (a) prosecuted and  (b) convicted of selling alcohol to underage drinkers in each of the last five years.

Paul Goggins: Table 1 gives the number of prosecutions and convictions for offences which, by their definition, refer to the licensee selling alcohol to a minor.
	As it is not possible from the databases to determine the status of those selling alcohol to a minor for all offences, Table 2 outlines the number of prosecutions and convictions for 'selling intoxicating liquor to a minor' and 'permitting minor to consume alcohol on licensed premises'.
	Data cover the calendar years 2002-06 (the latest available years) are collated on the principal offence rule; so only the most serious offence with which an offender is charged is included.
	I have been consulting on new provisions on test purchasing of alcohol as part of the draft Criminal Justice Order, which would help to improve the detection and prosecution of these offences. I shall be considering the responses received.
	
		
			  Table 1: Number of licensees prosecuted and convicted for selling alcohol to a minor 2002-06( 1) 
			   Licensee selling intoxicating liquor to a minor  Licensee selling liquor to person for consumption by minor in licensed premises  Licensee selling liquor to person for consumption by minor off licensed premises 
			   Prosecuted  Convicted  Prosecuted  Convicted  Prosecuted  Convicted 
			 2002 1 1 0 0 0 0 
			 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 2006 1 0 0 0 0 0 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: Number of prosecutions and convictions for the offences of 'selling intoxicating liquor to a minor' and  ' permitting minor to consume alcohol on licensed premises' 2002-06( 1) 
			   Selling intoxicating liquor to a minor  Permitting minor to consume alcohol on licensed premises 
			   Prosecutions  Convictions  Prosecutions  Convictions 
			 2002 3 1 0 0 
			 2003 5 3 0 0 
			 2004 7 2 0 0 
			 2005 8 3 5 0 
			 2006 5 3 0 0 
			 (1) Data for 2006 are provisional.

Topical Debates

Michael Fabricant: To ask the Leader of the House what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of topical debates.

Helen Goodman: I refer the hon. Member to the response my right hon. Friend gave earlier.

Northcott Theatre

Hugo Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions  (a) he,  (b) his Department and  (c) his predecessor have had with the Minister for the South West on funding for the Northcott Theatre in Exeter. [Official Report, 28 February 2008, Vol. 472, c. 20MC.] [Official Report, 4 March 2008, Vol. 472, c. 23MC.]

Margaret Hodge: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had no discussions on this matter with the Minister for the South West.
	The Department has received two letters from the Minister for the South West (Mr. Bradshaw) in his capacity as a constituency Member about the Northcott Theatre and there has been one telephone conversation between the Minister for the South West and a senior official at the Department.
	My right hon. Friend the Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (James Purnell) and the Minister for the South West briefly discussed the matter in December.
	It has been explained in all discussions that the Arts Council operates at arm's length from the Government and decisions about which arts organisations to fund are entirely for them.

Motability Vehicle Scheme

Martin Horwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department is taking steps to extend eligibility for the Motability vehicle scheme to those people in need of mobility assistance who are over 65 years.

Anne McGuire: The Motability scheme is open to anyone, who has qualified for the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance, or War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement and has an award length of sufficient duration. These awards can continue in payment beyond the age of 65 and in such circumstances a person would continue to have access to the Motability scheme.
	There are no plans to change eligibility to the Motability scheme.

New Deal Schemes: Enfield

Joan Ryan: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people found work in Enfield North through the New Deal in  (a) 1997 and  (b) 2007.

Anne McGuire: The new deal programme started in January 1998. The available information is in the following table.
	
		
			  People into work through new deal in Enfield North 
			   Number 
			 1998(1) 140 
			 2006(1) 420 
			 January to May 2007(2) 190 
			 (1) Data is for the earliest and latest full calendar years. (2) Latest information is only available for January to May 2007.  Notes: 1. Programme start dates are: new deal for young people: January 1998; new deal 25-plus: July 1998; new deal for lone parents: October 1998; new deal for partners: April 1999; new deal 50-plus: April 2000; new deal for disabled people: July 2001. 2. Data for 1998 only includes information for new deal for young people, new deal 25-plus and new deal for lone parents. 3. New deal for young people operated as a pilot in 12 pathfinder locations only (not including Enfield North) from January to March 1998, and was rolled out nationally in April 1998. 4. Data is rounded to the nearest 10.  Source: DWP Information Directorate.

Alcoholic Drinks: Death

David Wilshire: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many alcohol-related deaths there were in  (a) the borough of Spelthorne and  (b) the Administrative County of Surrey area in each of the last five years.

Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many alcohol-related deaths there have been in (a) the borough of Spelthorne and (b) the Administrative County of Surrey are in each of the last five years. (185175)
	The attached table provides the number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause, for (a) Spelthorne local authority district, and (b) Surrey county, for 2002 to 2006 (the latest year available).
	
		
			  Table 1: Number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause of death( 1) , Spelthorne local authority district and Surrey county( 2,3) , 2002 to 2006 
			  Deaths (persons) 
			   Spelthorne  Surrey 
			 2002 17 130 
			 2003 9 80 
			 2004 12 106 
			 2005 11 117 
			 2006 20 112 
			 (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). The specific causes of death categorised as alcohol-related, and their corresponding ICD-10 codes, are shown in the following box. (2) Based on boundaries as of 2007. (3) Spelthorne local authority district is wholly contained within Surrey county, (4) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. 
		
	
	
		
			  Box 1 :  Alcohol-related causes of death - International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) 
			  Cause of death  ICD-10 code(s) 
			 Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol F10 
			 Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol G31.2 
			 Alcoholic polyneuropathy G62.1 
			 Alcoholic cardiomyopathy I42.6 
			 Alcoholic gastritis K29.2 
			 Alcoholic liver disease K70 
			 Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified K73 
			 Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver (excl. Biliary cirrhosis) K74 (excl. K74.3-K74.5) 
			 Alcohol induced chronic pancreatitis K86.0 
			 Accidental poisoning by and exposure to alcohol X45 
			 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol X65 
			 Poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, undetermined intent Y15

Departmental Advertising

Jeremy Browne: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of his Department's expenditure was on advertising in each of the last 10 years.

Angela Eagle: For advertising costs I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps) by the then Financial Secretary (John Healey) on 25 June 2007,  Official Report, column 376W. Details of advertising spending for years prior to 2002-03 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Details of departmental spending can be found in Chapter 7 of HM Treasury Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07 HC 518, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.

Employment Agencies

Mark Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department paid to recruitment agencies in relation to departmental appointments in each year since 1997.

Angela Eagle: I refer the to the answer given by the former Financial Secretary (Mr. Healey) to the hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May) on 24 July 2007,  Official Report, columns 1000-01W.

Children: Day Care

Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of child care and early years workers who have qualifications of a standard of less than NVQ Level 3.

Beverley Hughes: holding answer 12 November 2007
	Data on the qualifications of existing child care and early years workers in registered settings is collected as part of the Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey. Figures from the 2006 Survey on the proportion of staff holding qualifications at Level 1 or Level 2 are shown in the table as follows. These percentages are based on a sample survey of providers. Estimates of the number of staff with qualifications below Level 3 are not currently available. I will write to the hon. Member with further information in the near future if the additional analysis required to produce these estimates is feasible.
	
		
			  Table: qualifications held by all paid early years and child care workers 
			  Level 1 or 2  Percentage 
			 Full day care 15 
			 Full day care in children's centres 12 
			 Sessional 21 
			 After school clubs 24 
			 Holiday clubs 23 
			 Childminders 14 
			 Nursery schools 7 
			 Primary schools with nursery and reception classes 8 
			 Primary schools with reception but no nursery classes 9

Capita

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was paid by his Department to Capita Group plc and its subsidiaries  (a) in 2000-01 and  (b) since 2005-06; which contracts were awarded by his Department to Capita Group plc in each year since 2000-01 to the most recent date available; what the cost was of each contract; what penalties for default were imposed in contract provisions; what the length was of each contract; whether the contract was advertised; how many companies applied for the contract; how many were short-listed; what criteria were used for choosing a company; what provision was made for renewal without re-tender in each case; and if he will make a statement.

Meg Munn: The bulk of Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) spend with Capita Group plc during this period related to recruitment and training purchased by the FCO's Human Resources Directorate (HRD). In answer to this question, costs and contract information for HRD are therefore shown separately from the rest of the FCO.
	 FCO spend with Capita Group plc
	
		
			  £ 
			  Financial year  Human resources spend  Other FCO spend 
			 2000-2001 (1)n/a (1)n/a 
			 2001-2002 625,672 572,828 
			 2005-2006 211,866 648,634 
			 2006-2007 716,624 347,223 
			 (1) Due to a changeover in the FCO's management information system, the amount paid to Capita Group plc and its subsidiaries during 2000-01 is not available and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate costs. 
		
	
	 FCO contract values (pre 2003)
	FCO contract values for 2001-02 and 2002-03 are set out in the following table as total FCO spend with Capita Group plc.
	
		
			   £ 
			  Financial year  Spend 
			 2001-2002 1,198,500 
			 2002-2003 763,300 
		
	
	Specific contract details are not available for this period and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.
	 Human resources FCO contract values (post 2003)
	
		
			  Financial year  Contract details  Tender/advertising details  Cost (£) 
			 2003-04 Recruitment campaign for administrative and executive officer entrants (1)n/a 29,500 
			  Recruitment campaign for specialist staff (1)n/a 11,322 
			 
			 2004-05 Recruitment for specialist staff (1)n/a 29,035 
			 
			 2005-06 and 2006-07 Time management for teams courses (for period 30 March 2005 to 18 September 2005) Not advertised as below Official Journal of European Union threshold but competitive bid process carried out. 30,150 
			  Generalist recruitment (for period 12 July 2005 to 18 July 2006) Contracts advertised on the Official Journal of European Union (ref Go 030923151/01 Dispatch of notice 23 September 2003) 304,610 
			  Specialist recruitment (for period 1 September 2005 to 31 August 2006) 67 companies completed pre-qualification questionnaire with three shortlisted for Generalist and four for Specialist recruitment. Two formal bids received for Generalist and four for Specialist. 16,506 
			 (1) Specific contract details for the periods 2003-04 and 2004-05 are not available and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost. 
		
	
	Actual spend in financial year 2006-07 exceeded the contract values shown the table. This was the result of increased recruitment activity during that period and the extension of the contract.
	Penalties for default are unenforceable in English law. Liquidated damages involving genuine pre-estimates of loss would be the preferred route to remuneration in the event of a contractor's failure incurring additional costs for the FCO. Liquidated damages were not included in the contracts listed.
	The FCO awards all of its contracts on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender, defined as the optimum combination of the whole life costs and benefits assessed against pre-determined evaluation award criteria which would be included in the Invitation to Tender.
	Capita Group plc no longer holds the HR recruitment contract. We now use the services of Barkers under the HM Prison Service framework.
	 Non-human resources FCO contract values (post 2003)
	
		
			   £ 
			  Financial year  Total value of contracts 
			 2003-04 565,100 
			 2004-05 199,300 
			 2005-06 648,634 
			 2006-07 347,223 
		
	
	The main areas of financial commitment and expenditure (based on financial values of purchase orders), for the period 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007, excluding those contracted by HRD, are as follows:
	Specialist recruitment campaigns (EU and globalisation directorates);
	Eligibility checks (EU and globalisation/finance directorates);
	British sign language interpreter for selection tests (finance directorate);
	Provision and marking for written and administrative tests (FCO services).
	A breakdown pre-2006 is not readily available and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.
	These figures also only cover contracts made in the UK and exclude any made by our Missions overseas. This information could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.

Simon Mann

Iain Duncan Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he proposes to take to ensure that Simon Mann does not face the death penalty in Equatorial Guinea; and if he will make a statement.

Meg Munn: We understand that the Government of Equatorial Guinea provided assurances to the Government of Zimbabwe that the death penalty would not be implemented should Simon Mann be extradited to Equatorial Guinea. The Attorney-General of Equatorial Guinea, Jose Ole Obono, publicly stated on 10 May 2007 that, 'the death penalty will not apply in this case'.
	We are currently seeking urgent consular access to visit Mr. Mann in prison and have underlined to the Government of Equatorial Guinea their obligations to respect Mr.
	Mann's human rights during his detention.
	The UK is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances and works closely with the EU to promote abolition of the death penalty around the world.

Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the appropriateness of the ratio of men to women within the police component of UNAMID for the tasks to be performed in Darfur; and if he will make a statement.

Meg Munn: We have not yet assessed the ratio of men and women within the police component of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) because the police component of UN AMID is not up to full strength, nor have all the contributing countries been identified.
	There are currently 1,400 civilian police in UNAMID who transferred from the police component of the African Union Mission in Sudan. Once fully deployed, the police component of UNAMID will total just under 6,500 officers.

Airports: Baggage

Michael Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  if she will publish the guidance issued to airports on the collection and disposal of goods taken from the hand luggage of passengers by airport security officials; and on what date such guidance was issued;
	(2)  what her Department's policy is on the disposal of goods taken from the hand luggage of passengers by airport security officials; and when this policy was put in place;
	(3)  what estimate has been made of the volume of  (a) liquid,  (b) glass and  (c) plastic that has been taken from the hand luggage of passengers by airport security officials since August 2006;
	(4)  what estimate has been made of the cost of collection and disposal of goods taken from the hand luggage of passengers by airport security officials since August 2006;
	(5)  what estimate has been made of the volume of materials taken from the hand luggage of passengers by airport security officials since August 2006 that have been  (a) recycled,  (b) disposed of in landfill sites and  (c) given to charity shops.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The National Aviation Security Programme places a requirement on airport operators to ensure that passengers are prevented from taking prohibited articles on to aircraft departing UK airports. The Government's role are to ensure compliance with this approach. The Government do not record any information on the disposal of items which are confiscated under this policy.

Bus Services

Graham Stringer: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  how many meetings were held between her Department's officials and representatives of bus operating companies on the Local Transport Bill between May 2007 and 16 January 2008; and which company or companies attended each meeting;
	(2)  how many meetings have been held between her Department's officials and the Confederation of Passenger Transport on the Local Transport Bill between May 2007 and 16 January 2008;
	(3)  how many meetings have been held between Ministers and special advisers from her Department and representatives of bus operating companies by company on the Local Transport Bill between May 2007 and 16 January 2008; and which company or companies attended each meeting;
	(4)  how many meetings have been held between Ministers and special advisers from her Department and the Confederation of Passenger Transport on the Local Transport Bill between May 2007 and 16 January 2008.

Rosie Winterton: holding answer 4 February 2008
	As part of the process of consultation on the Local Transport Bill, both before and since Introduction, Ministers, special advisers and officials have held a number of meetings with stakeholders, individually or collectively, including representatives of the bus industry.

Heathrow Airport: Archaeology

Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she expects to answer question 179435 tabled by the hon. Member for Putney on 11 January 2008 for named day answer on 16 January 2008, on archaeological sites and proposals contained in the Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport public consultation document; and if she will make a statement.

Jim Fitzpatrick: I have replied to the hon. Member's earlier question today.

Railways: Subsidies

Mark Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what subsidy from the public purse was received for each rail franchise since 1997.

Tom Harris: Prior to 2005-06 this information was published by the Strategic Rail Authority in their annual report and accounts. Since then the data has been published annually in National Rail Trends which is published by the Office of Rail Regulation, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.

Departmental Assets

Vincent Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what departmental assets are planned to be sold in each financial year from 2007-08 to 2010-11; what the  (a) description and  (b) book value of each asset is; what the expected revenue from each sale is; and if he will make a statement.

Bridget Prentice: The table details the asset description and the book value of each asset that the Ministry of Justice has disposed or plans to dispose of from 2007-08 to 2010-11. The expected revenue is detailed as an annual figure due to the commercial sensitivities attached to the expected revenue of each individual asset.
	We are developing our asset management strategy and a property asset management plan to improve our use of property assets and achieve a better fit with our service delivery model. Those properties that represent poor value, do not fit the business or service delivery model, or are surplus to requirement will be reviewed with a view to disposal and re-use of any receipt to provide facilities that are more efficient and better located. Current disposal plans include the phasing out of quarters previously used to house prison staff and some rationalisation where we have courts or tribunals in the same vicinity. Local consultation is required before closure of courts where this would remove the facility from a town.
	
		
			  Ministry of Justice planned disposals 2007-08 to 2010-11 
			  Asset description  Book value (£000) 
			  2007-08  
			 Land and Building, Wellingborough — 
			 Land and Building, Grendon 145.00 
			 Land and Building, Parkhurst 125.00 
			 Land and Building, Rochester 165.00 
			 Land and Building, Kingston 200.00 
			 Land and Building, Feltham 215.00 
			 Land and Building, Longlartin — 
			 Land and Building, Reading 195.00 
			 Land and Building, Ashwell 110.00 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs 395.00 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs 360.00 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs 350.00 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs 335.00 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs 365.00 
			 Land and Building, The Mount 245.00 
			 Land and Building, The Mount 265.00 
			 Land and Building, Styal 320.00 
			 Land and Building, Longlartin — 
			 Land and Building, Birmingham 155.00 
			 Land and Building, Eastwood Park 185.00 
			 Land and Building, Dover 115.00 
			 Land and Building, Pentonville 400.00 
			 Land and Building, Erlestoke 160.00 
			 Land and Building, Pentonville 495.00 
			 Land and Building, Wandsworth 615.00 
			 Land and Building, Feltham 185.00 
			 Land and Building, Coldingley 240.00 
			 Land and Building, Brixton 180.00 
			 Land and Building, Brixton 150.00 
			 Land and Building, Brixton 140.00 
			 Land and Building, Gartree — 
			 Land and Building, Blaenau Gwent — 
			 Land and Building, Flax Bourton — 
			 Land and Building, Blackwood — 
			 Land and Building, Newtown — 
			 Land, Aldington — 
			 Land, Onley — 
			 Land, Fetherstone — 
			 Land, Stocken — 
			 Land, Tudworth — 
			 Land, Rochester — 
			 Land, Wandsworth — 
			 Land, Frankley Farm 250.00 
			 Land, Standford Hill 295.00 
			  Received revenue for 2007-08 9,884 
			   
			  2007-08  
			 Land and Building, Reading 198.00 
			 Land and Building, Gartree 165.00 
			 Land and Building, Dartmoor 88.00 
			 Land and Building, Liverpool 150.00 
			 Land and Building, Lindholme 100.00 
			 Land and Building, Hindley — 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs 335.00 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs 360.00 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs 340.00 
			 Land and Building, Highpoint — 
			 Land and Building, Highpoint 125.00 
			 Land and Building, Haverigg — 
			 Land and Building, Chelmsford 235.00 
			 Land and Building, Wayland — 
			 Land and Building, Norwich 165.00 
			 Land and Building, Leeds 220.00 
			 Land and Building, Winchester 260.00 
			 Land and Building, Onley 130.00 
			 Land and Building, Brixton 250.00 
			 Land and Building, Highdown 390.00 
			 Land and Building, Feltham 225.00 
			 Land and Building, Feltham 230.00 
			 Land and Building, Pentonville 255.00 
			 Land and Building, Brixton 265.00 
			 Land and Building, Brixton — 
			 Land and Building, Brixton — 
			 Land and Building, Brixton — 
			 Land and Building, Brixton — 
			 Land and Building, Brixton — 
			 Land and Building, Brixton — 
			 Land, Stocken — 
			 Land and Building, Barnet 988.00 
			 Land and Building, Barnet 1,149.00 
			 Land and Building, Bristol 10,676.00 
			 Land and Building, Cheltenham 708.00 
			 Land and Building, Epsom 1,496.00 
			 Land and Building, Epsom 1,003.00 
			 Land and Building, Gravesend 297.00 
			 Land and Building, Manchester 2,096.00 
			 Land and Building, Salisbury 1,399.00 
			 Land and Building, London 10,042.00 
			 Land and Building, Maidstone 1,340.00 
			 Land and building, Sleaford 718.00 
			 Land and Building, Bedford — 
			 Land and Building, New Mills 100.00 
			 Land, The Mount — 
			 Land, Wayland — 
			 Land, Hewell Grange — 
			 Land, Shrewsbury — 
			 Land, Exeter — 
			 Land, Leyhill 1,325.00 
			 Land, Cannock — 
			 Land, Channings Wood — 
			 Land, Channings Wood — 
			 Land, Portland — 
			 Land, Huntercombe — 
			 Land, Full Sutton — 
			 Land, Full Sutton — 
			 Land, Camphill — 
			 Land, Ranby — 
			 Land, Aylesbury — 
			 Land, Aylesbury — 
			 Land, Onley — 
			 Land, Parkhurst — 
			 Land, Onley — 
			 Land, Birmingham — 
			 Land, Coldingley — 
			 Land, Send — 
			 Land, Sudbury — 
			 Land, Gringley — 
			 Land, London 1,025.00 
			  Expected revenue for 2007-08( 1)  63,373 
			   
			  2008-09  
			 Land and Building, Chelmsford 265.00 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs 420.00 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs 215.00 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs 215.00 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs 215.00 
			 Land and Building, Pentonville 500.00 
			 Land and Building, Pentonville 2,275.00 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs — 
			 Land and Building, Wormwood Scrubs — 
			 Land and Building, Durham 3,330.00 
			 Land and Building, Land Sales — 
			 Land and Building, Stoke Heath — 
			 Land and Building, Everthorpe — 
			 Land and Building, Everthorpe — 
			 Land and Building, Standford Hill — 
			 Land and Building, Guys Marsh — 
			 Land and Building, Eastwood Park — 
			 Land and Building, Erlestoke — 
			 Land and Building, Rochester — 
			 Land and Building, Fetherstone — 
			 Land and Building, Usk — 
			 Land and Building, Lindholme 1,000.00 
			 Land and Building, Stocken — 
			 Land and Building, Deerbolt — 
			 Land and Building, Shrewsbury — 
			  Expected revenue for 2008-09 11,322 
			   
			  2009-10  
			 Land, Warrington — 
			 Land, Huntercombe — 
			 Land, Lowdham Grange — 
			 Land and Building, Edinburgh 613.00 
			 Land and Building, Edinburgh 1,276.00 
			 Land and Building, Sheffield 688.00 
			  Expected revenue for 2009-10 4,745 
			   
			  2010-11  
			 Land, Littlehey — 
			 Land, Littlehey — 
			  Expected revenue for 2010-11 430 
			 (1 )One surplus property in Bedford, with an asset value of £101,000 is to be leased.  Note: Not all the entries include book values. Where we are selling land and that land is only part of a single asset e.g. a parcel of land that forms only a small part of a farm, the land being sold will not have an independent asset identity or value. When sold we will offset some value against the main asset for accounting purposes. If we retain land to be sold, for whatever reason, longer than a year, it will go on our surplus schedule and will be valued at market value whereupon it will take on an asset identity of its own.

Departmental Recycling

John Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his Department's policy is on recycling.

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recycling scheme is in operation in each building within his Department.

Maria Eagle: The Ministry of Justice is currently implementing its waste management strategy, which clearly sets out the policy and fully demonstrates how recycling is to be performed across the estate.
	 MoJ Headquarters
	Recycling facilities have increased within all MoJ Headquarters sites in recent months. Bins are placed on all floors at all sites across the MoJ HQ Estate for the following items—white paper, mixed paper and cardboard, plastic bottles and cans, and glass bottles. The following materials are now recycled through designated contractors across the HQ Estate—white paper, coloured paper, cardboard, plastics, aluminium cans, glass, batteries, toner bottles, toner cartridges, disposable coffee cups and other ad-hoc materials, such as IT equipment and office furniture.
	In addition all local management and facilities managers are encouraged to operate effective recycling schemes on site.
	Delivery agencies of MoJ (incl. NOMS, HMPS, HMCS and Tribunals):
	 Her Majesty's Court Service
	Following a full waste management review of the estate, HMCS have implemented a waste management reporting action plan within regions across the estate. The aim of the action plan is to create a system which enables full legal compliance, works towards long term savings and allows HMCS to meet the waste minimisation and recycling targets in Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate.
	 Tribunals Service
	The Tribunals Service is committed to recycling and is currently implementing the Ministry of Justice waste management strategy, with the aim of achieving and maintaining a standard of best waste management practice.
	 Her Majesty's Prison Service/National Offender Management Service
	To-date, 80 prisons have an operational waste management unit, separating out materials for re-use, recycling, composting and, for the residue, responsible disposal. 54 prisons completed performance monitoring returns for the first half of this financial year (2007-08), reporting a total of 7,403 tonnes of controlled waste generated, with 2,948 tonnes being diverted away from disposal for re-use, composting or recycling. An average recycling rate of 40 per cent. was achieved, exceeding the Prison Service target to reuse, recycle or recover 35 per cent. of waste generated by 31 March 2007.
	More detailed information on the development and performance of waste management activities at public sector managed prisons is included within the HM Prison Service Sustainable Development Report, which is issued annually and can be found in the House of Commons Library.

Young Offenders: Injuries

Rudi Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the records kept on injuries in young offender institutions include information on  (a) the nature of the injury sustained,  (b) whether oxygen was administered,  (c) whether the injury resulted in hospitalisation and  (d) whether any subsequent medical treatment was required beyond that administered immediately after the injury was sustained.

David Hanson: Data on assaults, restraints and self harm incidents across the under 18 estate is collected by the Youth Justice Board (YJB). The data shows the number of incidents and the severity of the injury (minor or serious). Serious injuries are those requiring hospital treatment. The nature of the injury and whether subsequent medical treatment was required is not recorded by the YJB.
	The Prison Service's Incident Reporting System holds more detailed information on self-harm injuries in young offender institutions. This includes the nature of the injury and the type of treatment administered. However, the narrative form of this information precludes routine statistical analysis.

Coal

Bill Etherington: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the average cost was of a tonne of coal equivalent of imported gas in  (a) 1982,  (b) 1992 and  (c) 2007.

Malcolm Wicks: The price for gas at the NBP (UK delivery) balancing point in p/kWh and for coal in /tonne is as follows:
	
		
			   NBP gas p/kWh  Coal £/tonne 
			 1982 — 44.60 
			 1992 — 40.68 
			 2006 1.43 43.63 
			 2007 1.02 — 
			  Note: Although gas was imported into the UK from Norway in 1982 and 1992, it was under long term contracts, the details of which are not public. Some imported gas is supplied under long-terms contracts that may or may not be related to the NBP price.  Source:  gas - Heren; coal - BERR Quarterly Energy Prices Table 3.1.3. Data in current terms.

Fuel Poverty

Roger Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many people were classified as living in fuel poverty in each of the last three years, broken down by region.

Malcolm Wicks: No regional breakdown of the fuel poverty statistics exists for the last three years. National figures for the most recent three years that have been published are shown in the following table:
	
		
			  Estimate of number of fuel poor households in the UK 
			   Million 
			 2003 2 
			 2004 2 
			 2005 2.5 
		
	
	UK figures for 2006 will be available later this year.
	The most recent year for which sub-national estimates were made for number of households in fuel poverty is 2003. The data for 2003 covers regions in England and comes from the Fuel Poverty Indicator dataset (available online at http://www.fuel povertyindicator.org.uk/).
	The following table shows estimates for number of households in fuel poverty in 2003 for each of the Government office regions in England:
	
		
			  Region  Estimated number of fuel poor households (2003) 
			 East Midlands 112,000 
			 Eastern England 132,000 
			 London 162,000 
			 North East 70,000 
			 North West 187,000 
			 South East 187,000 
			 South West 129,000 
			 West Midlands 139,000 
			 Yorkshire and Humberside 136,000

Mobile Phones

Derek Wyatt: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 
	(1)  what correspondence he has had with the EU Commission on GSM gateway matters since 2003;
	(2)  what correspondence there has been between  (a) Ofcom and  (b) UKREP and the European Commission on GSM gateway matters since 2003.

Malcolm Wicks: holding answer 5 February 2008
	 My Department has not been able to do exhaustive research in the time available to answer these questions. The Government received a letter from the Commission in February 2005 and a reply was sent in June 2005. A farther letter on this subject was sent from the Commission on 21 December 2007. A reply to that letter has not yet been sent. UKREP and Ofcom would have been involved in preparing a reply to the earlier letter and are involved in discussions about the latest correspondence. We have no records of separate correspondence between Ofcom and the Commission.

Barnet Primary Care Trust: Waiting Lists

Andrew Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the  (a) average and  (b) longest waiting time was for an (i) outpatient appointment and (ii) operation for patients in the Barnet Primary Care Trust area in (1) 2006-07, (2) 2007-08 to date and (3) 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Ben Bradshaw: The following tables show the average and longest waiting times for outpatient appointments and operations (inpatient treatment) in the Barnet Primary Care Trust (PCT) area in 2006-07, 2007-08 to date and 1997.
	Today waiting times are at a record low; patients can expect a maximum 13 week wait for their first outpatient appointment and a maximum six month wait for an operation.
	Latest data shows that over half of admitted patients (patients who require admission to hospital for treatment) and over three quarters of non-admitted patients are treated within 18 weeks.
	
		
			  Outpatient waiting statistics concerning the Barnet PCT area time periods—November 2007, June 1997 and March 2007: Patients still waiting at the end of the month 
			   Month  Area  Median Waiting Time (weeks)  Longest wait 
			 2007-08 November Barnet PCT 2.8 11 to <12 weeks 
			  
			 2006-07 March Barnet PCT 3.1 11 to <12 weeks 
			  
			 1997-08 June Barnet Health Authority (HA) n/a as not all time bands collected 26+ weeks 
		
	
	
		
			  Inpatient waiting statistics concerning the Barnet PCT area time periods—November 2007, March 1997 and march 2007: Patients still waiting at the end of the month 
			   Month  Area  Median Waiting Time (weeks)  Longest wait 
			 2007-08 November Barnet PCT 5.5 25 to <26 weeks 
			  
			 2006-07 March Barnet PCT 6.4 25 to <26 weeks 
			  
			 1996-07 March Barnet HA 12.6 18-20 Months 
			  Notes:  1. Data for the last period (November 2007) includes estimates for Barnet and Chase Farm Trust.  2. The figures show the median waiting times for patients still waiting for admission at the end of the period stated. Inpatient waiting times are measure from decision to admit by the consultant to admission to hospital.  3. Median waiting times are calculated from aggregate data, rather than patient level data, and therefore are only estimates of the position on average waits. This should be taken into account when interpreting the data.  4. Median waiting times are not available for outpatient waiting times as this information is not collected by all timebands. The information is collected in two timebands, 13-26 weeks and 26+ weeks, so calculating a median time is not possible. There were 388 patients waiting for more than 26 weeks for outpatient appointments at March 1997 for the Barnet HA area.   Source:  QM08R and monthly monitoring.

Broomfield Hospital: Alcoholic Drinks

Simon Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many  (a) men and  (b) women were treated at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, for (i) alcohol-related injuries and (ii) alcohol-related illnesses in (A) 1996-97 and (B) 2006-07.

Dawn Primarolo: The information is not available in the format requested.
	There is not a specific classification for alcohol-related injury.
	Statistics are not held for individual hospitals. Broomfield hospital, Chelmsford, is part of the Mid-Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust for which data are available.
	The following table sets out the numbers of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) at the Mid-Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust where the primary or secondary diagnosis was alcohol related for both males and females in 1996-97 and 2006-07.
	
		
			   1996-97  2006-07 
			 Male 290 551 
			 Female 112 279 
			  Notes: FCE   A FCE is defined as a period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that the figures do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the year.   Data Quality   HES are compiled from data sent by over 300 national health service trusts and primary care trusts in England. The Information Centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data via HES processes. While this brings about improvement over time, some shortcomings remain.   HES Codes   The HES codes that are used to identify alcohol related diagnoses are as follows: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol; Toxic effect of alcohol; and Alcoholic liver disease.   Assessing growth through time   HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. During the years that these records have been collected by the NHS there have been ongoing improvements in quality and coverage. These improvements in information submitted by the NHS have been particularly marked in the earlier years and need to be borne in mind when analysing time series. Changes in NHS practice also need to be borne in mind when analysing time series. For example a number of procedures may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and may no longer be accounted in the HES data. This may account for any reductions in activity over time.   Ungrossed Data   Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed).   Source:  Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The Information Centre for health and social care.

Carr Hill Formula Review

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 24 July 2006,  Official Report, columns 1081-2W, on Carr Hill Formula Review, whether the review of general medical services funding is complete; what the findings were of the first stage of the review; and if he will make a statement.

Ben Bradshaw: A report on the review of the Carr-Hill formula was published in February 2007. This was followed by a three month consultation with key stakeholders which ended on 11 May 2007 and on which a report was published in September 2007. The review concluded that the formula works reasonably well but that some revisions could be made to make it more robust. We will consider the review's recommendations with other possible options for change to current contractual arrangements in discussion with the British Medical Association's General Practitioners Committee.

General Practitioners: Enfield

Joan Ryan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of people had a consultation with their GP within 48 hours of requesting an appointment in  (a) Enfield North constituency and  (b) Enfield borough in the latest period for which information is available.

Ben Bradshaw: The information is not collected in the format requested. Data is held at primary care trust (PCT) level, not constituency or borough level. The general practitioner (GP) Patient Survey 2007 showed that 79 per cent., of people living in the Enfield PCT area reported having a consultation with their GP within 48 hours of requesting an appointment, compared with a national figure of 86 per cent. 2007 is the latest period for which data is available.
	The public service agreement target is for all patients to have the opportunity to see a GP within 48 hours. GP practices who achieve national access standards as measured by results of the national GP Patient Survey are rewarded. Using the survey data, PCTs are working with local practices to deliver improvements in GP access in areas with the poorest reported satisfaction.

General Practitioners: Enfield

Joan Ryan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many GP surgeries there are in  (a) Enfield North constituency and  (b) Enfield Borough.

Ben Bradshaw: Information on general practitioners (GPs) is not held in the format requested.
	Information is available for number of GP practices at primary care trust (PCT) level, and has been provided for Enfield PCT. Latest available data is for September 2006 and is shown in the following table.
	
		
			  GP practices in selected area, as at 30 September 2006 
			   Number 
			 Enfield PCT 62 
			  Note:  Enfield North Constituency is contained within Enfield PCT, Enfield PCT also serves the borough of Enfield.   Source:  The Information Centre for health and social care, (General and Personal Medical Services Statistics).

Malnutrition

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many adverse events relating to malnutrition have been reported in the NHS between  (a) October 2005 and September 2006 and  (b) October 2006 and September 2007.

Ann Keen: Information Centre do not hold any information relating to malnutrition. The closest thing they could provide is the prevalence of those who are underweight, but these are not available for the dates specified, the latest data would be for 2005 and we have reservations about using data on the numbers of people who are underweight as an indicator of malnutrition.
	Hospital episodes statistics team are not able to provide anything either, particularly as it is not clear what is meant by an 'adverse event' and are not sure whether malnutrition would be picked up as a primary or secondary diagnosis anyway.

NHS Hospitals: Childbirth

John Leech: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many babies were born in NHS hospitals in England in each month since January 1997, broken down by  (a) stage of gestation at birth and  (b) birth weight.

Ann Keen: Information is not available in the format requested. The following table shows the latest information on live births by birth weight and gestational age at birth.
	
		
			  Live births by birth weight and gestational age at birth, England and Wales, 2005 
			Birth weight (grams) 
			  Gestational age (weeks)  All  Under 1,000  1,000 to 1,499  1,500 to 2,499  2,500 and over  Not stated 
			  Number of live births   
			 All 645,887 3,217 4,832 40,739 594,930 2,169 
			
			 Under 24 647 605 5 2 15 20 
			 24 to 27 2,431 1,795 507 24 71 34 
			 28 to 31 5,825 648 2,943 1,952 239 43 
			 32 to 36 39,538 61 1,211 20,536 17,594 136 
			 37 and over 592,158 73 112 17,872 572,373 1,728 
			
			  All with known gestational age 640,599 3,182 4,778 40,386 590,292 1,961 
			
			 Low gestational age inconsistent with birth weight 100 0 8 15 65 12 
			 Gestational age not stated 4,315 26 44 311 3,925 9 
			 Not linked to NN4B record 873 92 27 648 187  
			
			  Percentage of live births with known gestational age 
			 Under 24 0.1 19.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 
			 24 to 27 0.4 56.4 10.6 0.1 0.0 1.7 
			 28 to 31 0.9 20.4 61.6 4.8 0.0 2.2 
			 32 to 36 6.2 1.9 25.3 50.8 3.0 6.9 
			 Under 37 7.6 97.7 97.7 55.7 3.0 11.9 
			
			  Percentage of all live births  
			 Gestational age not stated 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.4 
			 Not linked to NN4B record 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 8.6 
			  Source: Office for National Statistics

NHS: Drugs

Jamie Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what estimate his Department has made of the value of unused prescription drugs prescribed throughout the national health economy in the last year for which figures are available;
	(2)  what estimate his Department has made of the value of wasted and returned prescription drugs in the national health economy in the last year for which figures are available;
	(3)  what steps he plans to take to reduce the cost of unused, returned or wasted prescription drugs to the national health economy;
	(4)  what estimate his Department has made of the value of unused, wasted or returned prescription drugs in the Cumbrian health economy in the most recent period for which figures are available; what assessment he has made of how these costs may be reduced; what assessment he has made of alternative uses for returned medication; and what guidance is given to medical practitioners on these matters.

Dawn Primarolo: The Department does not have an estimate of the current annual value of unused prescription drugs or wasted and returned prescription drugs. We are in the process of commissioning research to establish the scale, costs and causes of waste medicines in England. The research will provide the basis for further action to reduce the cost of wasted medicines.
	We support a range of initiatives including repeat dispensing and medicines use reviews, through the contractual framework for community pharmacy, where pharmacists help patients get the most from their medicines, while at the same time minimising the wastage of medicines by optimising their use.
	More than 1,200 prescribing advisors employed at various levels in the national health service work with general practitioners to encourage and secure rational and cost-effective prescribing. We are concerned about wastage from unused medicines. However, it is not appropriate to promote the reuse of medicines returned from patients. Recycling medicines returned by patients is both unethical and unsafe.
	A number of primary care trusts (PCTs) in the north-west have participated in a regional medicines waste campaign. However, Cumbria PCT is developing its own campaign on waste, working with local stakeholders and media.

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Mark Simmonds: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  how many prescriptions incurred a prescription charge in each of the last three financial years; and how many are projected to incur a prescription charge in each of the next three financial years;
	(2)  what estimate he has made of the number of people who  (a) paid for their prescriptions in each of the last three financial years and  (b) will pay for their prescriptions in each of the next three financial years.

Dawn Primarolo: There is no data available on the numbers of people who pay the prescription charge. The total number of chargeable prescription items dispensed in the community, in England, for the last three financial years is provided in the following table. This is taken from prescription exemption category estimates. Projections for the next three financial years are not available.
	
		
			  £000 
			   Number of chargeable prescription items  Number of prescription items paid by pre payment prescriptions  Total number of chargeable prescription items 
			 2004-05 57,436 32,346 89,782 
			 2005-06 56,568 33,558 90,126 
			 2006-07 56,080 34,617 90,697 
			  Source: Prescription Cost Analysis system.

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current in-service date is for the Panther vehicle.

Bob Ainsworth: The in-service date (ISO) for Panther, as stated in the main gate business case, was November 2007. Declaration of this ISO having been achieved has currently been withheld until certain support aspects, not required to be in place until the end of March 2008, have been finalised.
	This delay in formal declaration of the Panther in-service date having been achieved has no impact on the delivery of the vehicles to the Army.